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3 swimmers separated from boat rescued in bay

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three swimmers who drifted away from their anchored boat off Kent Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Tags: Ocean City, Md., Coast Guard

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Port of Virginia to get new Coast Guard captain

The Coast Guard is undergoing a command change for the Port of Virginia.

Tags: Coast Guard, Port of Virginia

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Coast Guard, police team up to find drunk boaters

The Coast Guard is teaming up with local and state police this weekend to crack down on those who operate a boat while drinking alcohol.

Tags: Coast Guard, Operation Dry Water 2012

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Va. woman sentenced for role in contract scheme

An Alexandria woman will spend more than a year in prison for her role in a scheme involving Coast Guard contracts.

Tags: Coast Guard, wire fraud

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Coast Guard, Samaritans rescue 10 off Va.

Ten people were plucked from waters off Cape Charles by the Coast Guard and good Samaritans after their 24-foot boat capsized.

Tags: Cape Charles, Coast Guard, boat, rescue

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Man rescued from atop capsized boat in Md. river

The U.S. Coast Guard says a man has been rescued after hours atop a capsized sailing vessel in the Severn River.

Tags: Coast Guard, Severn River, Maryland Natural Resources Police, Anne Arundel County fire departmen, capsized boat

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Coast Guard to simulate oil spill in southeast Va.

The Coast Guard plans to conduct an exercise involving a simulated oil spill at its Portsmouth base.

Tags: Coast Guard, Portsmouth base, Craney Island Creek, simulate oil spill

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Coast Guard cutter confiscates $43M in cocaine

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland has confiscated more than $43 million worth of cocaine from a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea.

Tags: Coast Guard, Cutter Northland, cocaine, Operation Martillo, Portsmouth

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Coast Guard's Eagle heads to Conn. after repairs

The Coast Guard's tall ship Eagle is heading home to Connecticut after spending four months being repaired in Baltimore.

Tags: Coast Guard

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Coast Guard uses rivers for security zones

Tags: Anacostia River, Potomac River, State of the Union, river security, Coast Guard

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